Priest murdered in Egypt

July 08, 2013

Father Mina Aboud Sharween, a 39-year-old Coptic priest, was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Arish, the capital of North Sinai.

Western news reports linked the murder to the Coptic Orthodox pope’s support of the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi.

 

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Further information:

• Egypt: Coptic Christian priest shot dead (The Telegraph)
• Coptic Priest Shot Dead In Egypt (Radio Free Europe)